# Inspect a URL

> Check whether Google has indexed one page of your site, and see what blocks it if not.

Source: https://docs.use-mark.com/docs/inspect-a-url

**Inspect a URL** asks Google Search Console about one page and shows whether
Google has indexed it, and why or why not. It shows Google's last recorded
view of the page. It doesn't run a fresh test.

## Find the section

1. In the sidebar, select **Analysis** > **Website**. It opens your primary
   site. To switch sites, select the site's name at the top of the page.
2. **Inspect a URL** is the first section, above **Site audit**.

**Performance** also links here. When Google is connected, select "inspect a
URL on" and your primary site's name at the bottom of **Search**. See
[Read Performance](/docs/read-performance).

## Before you start

* Google must be connected with Search Console access.
* A Search Console property must be chosen on the Google connection.

When both are in place, the section header shows "Search Console property:",
then the property. Every inspection uses that one property, whichever site's
page you're on. The URL you enter must be a page in that property.

## Inspect a page

1. Enter the full page URL, including https\://.
2. Select **Inspect**. The button reads **Inspecting…** while it runs.

The result appears below the form, under the URL you checked.

## Read the result

Three values sum it up:

* **Verdict**: **Indexed**, **Not indexed**, or **Unknown**.
* **Coverage**: Google's own wording for the page's index status.
* **Last crawl**: when Google last crawled the page, in your workspace
  timezone. **Never** means Google hasn't crawled it.

The details below show why:

* **Crawl allowed**: **Yes**, or "No: blocked by robots.txt".
* **Page fetch**: whether Google could load the page. For example,
  **Successful** or "Failed: not found (404)".
* **Indexing allowed**: **Yes**, or a reason such as "No: noindex in robots
  meta tag".
* **User-declared canonical**: the canonical URL the page names, or **None**.
* **Google-selected canonical**: the URL Google chose as the canonical.
* **Sitemaps**: sitemaps where Google found the page.
* **Referring pages**: pages Google saw linking to it.

A "—" means Google returned no value for that field.

**Sitemaps** and **Referring pages** list at most 5 URLs. If Google knows of
more, the list ends with "Showing 5 of", then the total.

If a value starts with "No:" or "Failed:", fix that on your site, then inspect
the page again after Google recrawls it.

When Google returns a link to its full report, **Open in Search Console**
shows below the details. It opens in a new tab.

## If something goes wrong

If the URL doesn't start with http\:// or https\://, the form says "Enter a full
page URL, like `https://example.com/page`."

If Google can't inspect the page, the form says "Search Console could not
inspect that URL. It must be a page on", then your property, then "Try
again." Check that the URL belongs to that property.

If the Google connection isn't set up, the section shows one of these
messages. Select **Open the Google connection** to fix it in **Settings** >
**Connections** > **Google**:

* Not connected: "Connect Google to see search clicks and impressions."
* No Search Console access: "Your Google connection does not include Search
  Console. Reconnect Google and allow Search Console access."
* No property chosen: "Choose the Search Console property Mark should read on
  the Google connection."
* Access revoked or expired: "Google access was revoked or expired. Reconnect
  Google to see search data."

If Search Console doesn't answer, the section says "Search Console did not
answer. Reload to try again." Reload the page.

For the rest of the site's page, see [Site audit](/docs/site-audit) and
[Check site readiness](/docs/check-site-readiness).